The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23

BECK N0eoos
"Railway rsrins and the Interstate Commerce Law"
il the title Of two articles By Edwin ssnsman re-
printed by OHM Co., from the P0ilool Seseos Quarterly
"Good things from the judge" ID capital collection
Of amusing matter and illustrations originally pub
lshsd In the columns OF facstous contemporary.
the Judge
The Forum Publishing Company send rs bound COPY
it, contributors are some Of the abest wrers OF the
day. and the choice Of subjects Ia invariably 10 accord
with modern thought and inquiry.
We have received copy OF Andrew Carnsiss capital
speech on Home Rule in America" delivered In uias-
gov Sept Is last It published in handsome style
BY the Glasgow Junior Liberal Association.
About all that Ii worth knowing on the subject Of
fence. gate aud bridge building may DO learned In
George A. Martins Fencek Gates and Bridges" Orange
Judd Coy. Tho volume contains $40 illustrations
"DoR Stories and Dog Lore" BY Thomasw ". Knox cas
sell Coz compilation for the OF juvenile readers
newspapers OF tho day II rioh In anecdotes aud plo
turcs Of dogA
Cassen Co. publish two more volumes Of their seres
"The Worlds Workers" containing notices Of Thomas
A. Edison, Samuel Y. B. Morse, ArA somsrvillo and
Mary Carpenter. They arc models Of compact and In
teigent biography.
Tho Century Company publish three volumes of poems
BY Richard Watson Glider. entitled respectively "Ths
New Way" "The Celestial Passion" and "LyricA" The
tastefuness Of the binding accords well with the
and elegance Of the verses 1t oucloses
The Rev W. H. H. Murray the author Of How Deacon
Tubman and Parson whitney Kept New Years. and
Other Stories" Caledonia County Publishing Company.
st. Johnsbury VII OF which the title story possesses the
merit Of being amusing - well ~ instructive
The MessrA Harper publish book Of fairy stories
written by Howard Pyle and illustrated with designs
from his pencil There Of these storss
and they not only fresh and interesting but have
the o!dtme flavor proper to such compositions Tho
designs of Mr. pyls vigorous and attractive and the
whole volume 10 worthy Of communication
"The American Girls Handy Book" by Lima and
Adeia b. Beard (Scribnersl ought to prove welcome
addition the library OF every young lady In the land
Almost everything that tends to mako indoor out
door life happy girls here described and the sug
gesons for agreeable occupations which the authors
put forth will be gratefully received BY their roaderA
The illustrations are capital
Mr.. y. W. Kings "Gnostics and Their Remains" (Put
nams) Is q recsstng OF his original work. published
twenty.throe years ago, on 30 comprehensive scale
that II may DO considered the most exhaustive treatise
the subject in English language A. regards gnos
tic archaeology It IL especially strong and every page
gives evidence Of tho learning industry and patience OF
the author whose eyesght totally failed him before tho
completion OF the work.
Mr. Charles Carleton Conn, tho well known war cor.
respondent has produced in his Drum Beat Of the
Eation' (iIarpers) stirring narrative Of the Of
the rebellion from Its outbreak the close of 1862 Il
Ii written with extreme clearness and simplicity and
with an honest desire 10 avoid partisan preudices In
many instances the writer has introduced his
perienceA The illustrations numerous and attractive
The wieys reproduce In very handsome style the fth
edition OF A. J. Downing's Cottage Residences nrst
published In 1872 when the art OF constructing hand.
some country houses in Its infancy As compared
with the bewdering details OF modern buildings their
clas these designs rather plain and old fashioned
styles Of rural architecture formed and led
way TO the OF tastefulness In which live.
Max O'Rell's Friend Macdonald" conveys his i'm.
pressons Of scotland very much In tho style that his
"John bull and His Island described England and the
English 1t IA full OF exaggerationS Absurdies, and
blunders of every kind with here and there shrowd
remark characteristic Of Its lively, but somewhat I'M
scrupulous author who seems by the way, to have
drawn somewhat freely from the late Dean Ramsay's
we'll book scottish life and character. II IL
truthful valuable work. but there Il not duh
line in It.
In his Ethical Import Of DGrwinism" tscribner's)-
Professor Jacob Gould SohurmAn thorough. going Oar
whist that 1t Is necessary distinguish be-
tween science and speculation in the application OF Oar.
Wnsm TO morals; and the proposition that he under
takes to maintain Ia that sIheA ills to become truly
science must shun the path Of speculation and follow
closely the Historical method hi, chapter on the de-
OF treating the subject
, Thos y Crowsll Co. publish another inltslmsnt OF
ysders and 0lh.r stories by Nathan Haskell
the tausssas %hiis folst5 was an @ in the Rs.
spps and az. % All sSsnstsansd py Ih ha sSndsT
full realism and minute observation which have obtained
i ~ so s ss .Ssy SSfss
though oonsIraetsd OF the simplest nAteras win lager
p..SSs q very @. TS;a...isS NJ
q ;. soss;SS
ne queer psopls who OWEN n AEsme's mountain han